GROUPING FACTORS FOR CABLES

LAID DIRECT IN THE GROUND

Three Single Core Cables
In trefoil and laid flat touching horizontal formation
(average values)
Spacing
No of
circuits

Spacing

Spacing of circuits
Touching
Trefoil

Flat

0.15m*

0.3m

0.45m

0.6m

600/1000 volt cables

2
3
4
5
6

0.77
0.65
0.59
0.55
0.52

0.80
0.68
0.63
0.58
0.56

0.82
0.72
0.67
0.63
0.60

0.88
0.79
0.75
0.72
0.70

0.90
0.83
0.81
0.78
0.77

0.93
0.87
0.85
0.83
0.82

1900/3300 to
12700/22000 volt
cables

2
3
4
5
6

0.78
0.66
0.59
0.55
0.52

0.80
0.68
0.62
0.58
0.55

0.81
0.71
0.65
0.61
0.58

0.85
0.76
0.72
0.68
0.66

0.88
0.80
0.76
0.73
0.72

0.90
0.83
0.80
0.77
0.76

2
3
4
5
6

0.79
0.67
0.62
0.57
0.54

0.81
0.70
0.65
0.60
0.57

0.81
0.71
0.65
0.60
0.57

0.85
0.76
0.72
0.68
0.66

0.88
0.80
0.76
0.73
0.72

0.90
0.83
0.80
0.77
0.76

19000/33000
volt cables

* This configuration at 0.15m spacing, may not be practical for the larger
size cables.

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GROUPING FACTORS FOR CABLES

LAID DIRECT IN THE GROUND

Multicore Cables
In horizontal formation
(average values)
Spacing
No of
cables in
group

Spacing of circuits

600/1000 volt cables

2
3
4
5
6

Touching
0.81
0.70
0.63
0.59
0.55

0.15m
0.87
0.78
0.74
0.70
0.67

0.3m
0.91
0.84
0.81
0.78
0.76

0.45m
0.93
0.87
0.86
0.83
0.82

0.6m
0.94
0.90
0.89
0.87
0.86

1900/3300 to
12700/22000 volt
cables

2
3
4
5
6

0.80
0.68
0.62
0.57
0.55

0.85
0.75
0.70
0.66
0.63

0.89
0.80
0.77
0.73
0.71

0.90
0.84
0.80
0.78
0.76

0.92
0.86
0.84
0.81
0.80

19000/33000
volt cables

2
3
4
5
6

0.80
0.70
0.64
0.59
0.56

0.83
0.73
0.68
0.63
0.60

0.87
0.78
0.74
0.70
0.68

0.89
0.82
0.78
0.75
0.74

0.91
0.85
0.82
0.79
0.78

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GROUPING FACTORS FOR CABLES

IN SINGLE WAY DUCTS
Three Single Core Cables
In trefoil single way ducts, horizontal formation (average values)

Spacing
No of circuits

Spacing of circuits
0.45m
0.6m
0.90
0.93
0.83
0.87
0.81
0.85
0.78
0.83
0.77
0.82

600/1000 volt cables

2
3
4
5
6

Touching
0.86
0.77
0.73
0.70
0.68

1900/3300 to
12700/22000 volt
cables

2
3
4
5
6

0.85
0.75
0.70
0.67
0.64

0.88
0.80
0.76
0.73
0.71

0.90
0.83
0.80
0.77
0.76

19000/33000
volt cables

2
3
4
5
6

0.85
0.76
0.71
0.67
0.65

0.88
0.80
0.76
0.73
0.71

0.90
0.83
0.80
0.77
0.76

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GROUPING FACTORS FOR CABLES

IN SINGLE WAY DUCTS

Multicore Cables
In single way ducts, horizontal formation (average values)
Spacing
No of ducts
in group

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Spacing of circuits

600/1000 volt cables

2
3
4
5
6

Touching
0.90
0.82
0.78
0.75
0.72

0.3m
0.93
0.87
0.85
0.82
0.81

0.45m
0.95
0.90
0.89
0.87
0.86

0.6m
0.96
0.93
0.91
0.90
0.90

1900/3300 to
12700/22000 volt
cables

2
3
4
5
6

0.88
0.80
0.75
0.71
0.69

0.91
0.84
0.81
0.77
0.75

0.93
0.87
0.84
0.82
0.80

0.94
0.89
0.87
0.85
0.84

19000/33000
volt cables

2
3
4
5
6

0.87
0.78
0.73
0.69
0.67

0.89
0.82
0.78
0.75
0.73

0.92
0.85
0.82
0.79
0.78

0.93
0.87
0.85
0.83
0.82